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Welcome to Douglas County ...

Time Zone: Douglas County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Omaha is the Seat for Douglas County.

Douglas County is one of the original counties of Nebraska and was founded in 1854.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Douglas had a population of 571,327 people. This is an increase of 10.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 518,574 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas represented 28.39% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Douglas County:

  • Bennington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boys Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Omaha
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
    • Omaha has also been known as:
    • Omaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
  • Ralston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <2>
  • Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Valley is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <2>
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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